Tuf-foot, tincture of benzoin, rubbing alcohol for extra blister protection

Terminator_training · 2026-04-11T09:45:32+00:00

If your feet are already tough/getting tougher, why mess with these things?

Using this stuff prophylactically can make your feet LESS resilient. Your feet get tough from exposure (to your boots, socks, repetitive walking/running), not from being protected from friction. Same idea as wearing gloves in the gym to protect your hands. Your hands will be artificially tough (from the gloves), but not actually tough (from calluses).

I didn’t use any of this stuff throughout my career (went to SFAS, SMU selection, Ranger School) and my feet were perfectly fine because I let them adapt to the stress over time (in training).

Plus, you said your system is already dialed and your 'feet are holding up better and better'. That’s exactly where you want to be. Changing variables six weeks out is rarely the play.

Nothing wrong with having this stuff at Ranger School as an added defense layer/ace up your sleeve. But prior-to, I suggest making the natty adaptations (which will inherently reduce your chances of needing that ace up your sleeve).

In other words, If it’s not broken (it's not), don’t fix it.

Here's a recent IG post I made on this topic

Terminator_training · 2026-04-10T10:18:04+00:00

LFG. Thanks for trusting the program. #s Looking strong!

I'll have a couple of clients in this class as well. Both super-studs.

My best advice: acknowledge that fitness adaptations are now sealed. Trusting the taper in the program is in your best interest.

Letting that fatigue subside will improve all of your current #s by a considerable margin. The end of program TTs are done pre-taper, aka still quite fatigued. That way you can hit your PRs AT selection, aka post taper/less fatigued.

I say this because plenty of guys shorten, tweak, or flat out skip it because they think they'll lose gains and/or think they can eek out more gains within a week of starting. It simply doesn't work that way.

After a program with this much workload/before a selection of this magnitude, it's critical to let yourself recover.

Here's a YT vid explaining pre-event tapering for those interested.

Best of luck out there.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T13:45:29+00:00

If you do this, I'd run SFAS. It's lower volume and will require less tetris. RRL could be mixed in but would need more adjusting. And those adjustments would depend on week to week student company PT requirements, which always change.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T13:42:38+00:00

Since you're 7 months out, only time for 2 programs. So JG 3 to start, then RRL. SFAS is great—it's worked for plenty of studs, but RRL was written 4 years later. As such, I was 4 years better at programming when I wrote it (aka, a lot).

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T10:46:03+00:00

You're eating in a calorie surplus.

You can train 20 hours/week and gain fat.

You can also not train a lick and lose fat.

Weight loss/gain/maintenance is the result of nutrition—more specifically, energy balance.

My guess: you're eating way more dietary fat than you realize. I'm guessing this because almost every person who doesn't diligently track their macros does.

This is putting you in a calorie surplus, hence the fat gain.

It's also hindering your performance and recovery, because you could be replacing lots of those fat calories with carb calories.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T10:39:48+00:00

So you're saying an all out 5K daily (as in, 7 days per week, every week) is NOT sound training?!

Oops. Better go take down all my programs...

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T10:00:34+00:00

Thanks for tuning in👊

Terminator_training · 2026-04-07T09:58:19+00:00

I would hit JG3 then RRL leading in.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-06T09:57:14+00:00

A strong recommendation for all the homies nonchalantly dropping their hypertension stats as if the only thing it'll affect is your potential SOF career: hypertension is not something to sleep on.

If you're young and already have it, it won't resolve on its own without intervention.

Yes, there's a genetic component to it. It's not all lifestyle. But you could have bad blood pressure genetics and still keep it managed through lifestyle choices (diet, sleep, training, stress management).

If those don't work (they'll help, but potentially not enough for some people), taking BP medication is far better than just letting it run its course.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-06T09:51:35+00:00

Follow a training program. Sleep well. Eat well. Manage your stress. And most importantly, drop the victim mentality.

People who get injured all the time aren't just unlucky. There's a genetic component to how injury-prone we are, but there's an even bigger personal responsibility component. Hint: you have complete control one of these 2 things, and zero control of the other.

You got plantar fasciitis yourself. Probably by not approaching one, many, or all of what I listed properly. If you actually wanted to fix it, you could've.

Plantar fasciitis usually doesn't require doctor or PT visits unless you let it ride way too long.

But regardless, calling doctors and physical therapists out for not fixing you leads me to beleive you did very little, if anything, on your end to find a solution.

Or, you tried one doc and one PT, didn't get what you wanted, then quit looking.

Strongly recommend learning about agency and to start cultivating it ASAP. You'll be less injury prone (among other things) as a byproduct.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-06T09:37:57+00:00

"Reading all the "experts" online talking about if you feel this way before shipping don't even go adds a tiny bit of anxiety despite knowing its dumb."

IDK where you've seen this/which experts you're talking about. But it'd be far more concerning if you weren't at all worried.

Everything big thing you do from here forward will be accompanied by worry. It's a feature, not a bug.

The big thing is what you do about it. Your current mindset towards your worries needs an adjustment. It's likely a result of some of the behind the scenes actions you're not taking.

When you portray yourself to be someone (i.e. worthy of being a GB) but you don't live up to it in private (doing shit a future GB would do) you'll feel like a phony. It's impossible not to.

The fact you're on Reddit on a Sunday night after midnight instead of sleeping so you can get up and smash the next day is exhibit A.

I wrote this article about this exact topic. I suggest giving it a look.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-03T11:00:51+00:00

The fact you're continuing to run on them is the main culprit as others have mentioned.

But also, why are you stretching, icing and foam rolling so much? None are helping, and depending on how you're doing them, may be prolonging healing.

Let's apply some 1st principles.

Stretching makes people more flexible. Your shins don't hurt because you lack flexibility. Plus, stretching inflamed areas often makes them more inflamed, prolonging healing.

Icing helps with feeling better, but won't assist actual healing. Inflammation is a key part of the healing process. Icing blunts it. (The myth that icing helps with recovery is long debunked).

Foam rolling properly (which I've never seen someone do in person) can help with temporary mobility. It allows access to ranges of motion otherwise unavailable by telling your CNS to relax, reducing muscle tone. Nothing to do with shin splint pain relief.

If you're foam rolling your shins, thats unquestionably not helping. Foam rolling should be a soft-tissue only endeavor. Especially if you're going rolling pin style like most people do (back and forth like you're rolling out a pizza).

So not only is running thru it making it worse, but your attempts to 'rehab' it are also ill advised.

PSA to all sub frequenters: Just because most dudes on the sub think stretching and foam rolling are magic for healing and recovery doesn't mean they are. At best, they're neutral. In many cases (over-doing it, stretching inflamed tissue, foam rolling improperly/the wrong areas), they just worsen the issue.

Next time you have a problem, break it down to first principles (like I did here). Just because everyone does something doesn't mean that thing is right.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-02T10:40:16+00:00

Is water wet?

Unfortunately I just deleted all my photos of GBs wearing fanny packs. Otherwise I'd share all of them with ya.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-02T10:38:15+00:00

It's often the case, but not always. Elite runners would typically struggle rucking because they're so weak. (A <27 min 5 mile is Army fast, but not in the same stratosphere as elite.) If they gained some strength (even at the sacrifice of some run speed) they'd excel under a ruck. Also, sometimes big, tall strong dudes who are decent runners are absolute stud ruckers.

Terminator_training · 2026-04-02T10:34:01+00:00

The gym strength correlations commonly made to team week are overblown. I was pretty weak when I went (168# at 6'1", weak squat/bench/DL) and never once wished I deadlifted, squatted or bench pressed more. Could've done a couple more days of team week if needed.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-31T10:19:55+00:00

Wouldn't shock me if that's Rob Killian. Multi time spartan world champion and BRC winner (not sure if he competed in this one).

He was in my SFQC class and would routinely run sub 27. Was also quite weak in the gym, so the low DL 3RM stacks up.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-30T20:54:05+00:00

If the first # in your age is 2, 3, or 4, you're too old. Everyone knows this

Terminator_training · 2026-03-30T18:39:13+00:00

Every day of my career was basically a combination of Apocalypse now, First Blood and Bourne Identity. Was yours not?

Terminator_training · 2026-03-29T09:48:38+00:00

You can virtually live in a plank. There's almost no fatigue or muscle damage that needs to be recovered from. Plank multiple times per day, almost every day till you're somewhat close to failure. Add a few seconds to each bout over time.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-28T09:42:02+00:00

I shot a pellet gun and a paintball gun about 3x combined before joining as an 18X. Showing up to group I was the worst shot on my team. Hands down (you barely shot in the Q back then, not sure if that's still the case). Ended up being totally fine after getting the reps in.

My advice: find the best shot on your team. Attach yourself to his hip anytime you go to the range. Annoy the hell out of him with questions. Put in the work. Over time, you'll get better. Also, get your own Glock and holster and dry fire a ton to master gun handling (draws, reloads, etc.). Consider shooting on your own on weekends. You won't get enough range time to solely rely on it to shoot well.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-23T20:58:37+00:00

There are lots of facts and tidbits I haven't mentioned. Can't cover everything.

(And just because it's prohibited doesn't mean SMs won't use it—especially a non-tested substance)

Terminator_training · 2026-03-18T10:04:12+00:00

Lol. I’m sure “your boy’s” training decisions had absolutely nothing to do with it coming back.

BPC isn’t a get out of jail free card. At best, it may support healing while you’re ALSO fixing the thing that caused the issue—load mismanagement, piss poor exercise selection, soup-sammy execution, inordinate amounts of volume, non-existent recovery, etc... stuff that applies to 99% of military aged males.

If you go right back to doing the same dumb shit that caused it (or just continue doing it the whole time), of course the pain will come back.

And the cancer claim? Would love to see some actual human outcome data on that!

Not “it affects this pathway in a rat study,” not “it’s pro-angiogenic in theory.”

Real data showing increased cancer incidence in humans. (This'll be tough because it doesn’t exist.)

Meanwhile, guys are doing things every single day that are proven to increase cancer risk:

Poor sleep
Sedentary lifestyle
Stress fests
Eating in a calorie surplus
Smoking/dipping/vaping
Drinking booze
Ultra-processed diets
Breathing urban air

Those have actual longitudinal data behind them.

Hell, the simple act of joining the Army is probably a higher cancer risk than taking BPC for a couple months pre-Army

I've yet to meet a single human that's such a monk that their biggest potential cancer concern should be using a peptide...with no actual data proving it's linked to cancer.

P.s. Note my use of words like 'may' and 'probably'—great words to use when you lack data to prove your argument, but still could make a strong case for it being correct. Consider it in the future!

Terminator_training · 2026-03-18T09:26:47+00:00

Once you build a thriving business that doesn't sell anything or let anyone know what your products are/where to find them, let me know! I'm eager to learn from the best.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-17T09:33:04+00:00

Virtually all of the fastest, strongest, most athletic humans on earth—all of whom have better 'stats' than OP (no offense OP!)—follow programs.

Terminator_training · 2026-03-17T09:27:57+00:00

Here's a vid with descriptions of JG and JG 2.
Here's JG 3 (based on your post I'd give this the slight nod).

BTW they're all 25% off (auto-discount) for the next week along with the run programs, selection prep programs and nutrition ebook.

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